‘This Is Spinal Tap’ star has reportedly died at the age of 79

David Kaffinetti a former member of the fictional parody rock act Spinal Tap reportedly died on July The musician who is known for playing the role of keyboardist Viv Savage in the cult-classic film This Is Spinal Tap was While there has been no official news release or message made about the death of the U K-born musician who spent years living in the Bay Area there have been several posts on social media from his friends and associates addressing the matter Our friend and spinaltap band member kaffinetti passed away a post reads on the Instagram page of Brand New Pack a psychedelic folk-rock act from Oakland Dave was amazing guy I had the opportunity to open for his band MOAWK featuring my close friend tomfalletti hang out with him and even have him record keyboards on a tune I produced We ll miss your infectious laugh and great playing The Wikipedia page for Kaffinetti who has also known as Dave Kaff has been updated to reflect the news of his death Spinal Tap has been in the news as of late with fans looking forward to the release of a long-awaited sequel Spinal Tap II Besides performing in This Is Spinal Tap Kaffinetti was also known for his work in the prog-rock act Rare Bird which published five studio albums during its run from to and scored a hit in its native U K with the single Sympathy Related Articles David Gergen dies at political insider served as adviser to four presidents Dan Siegel celebrated Bay Area civil rights lawyer who led People s Park protests dies at Julian McMahon actor who appeared in Fantastic Four films and TV show Charmed has died Michael Madsen dies at actor brought menacing characters to life in Kill Bill Reservoir Dogs Founder of one of Bay Area s most of beloved music venues dies This story will be updated as more details become available